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Abolish the wasteful Welsh language tax. Invest the money in the NHS. Aneurin Bevan will be turning in his grave at the misuse of Welsh taxpayers money.

“No-one could exactly call Aneurin Bevan a fan of devolution.”

“Bevan believed that Welsh culture did not depend on speaking Welsh.”

Quotes supplied by Leighton Andrews, assembly member for the Rhondda.

At least there is someone who cares about the NHS in Wales.

“I stick by what I’ve said about the dangers in Wales,” Mr Cameron said.
“The facts are there, that people have been dying on waiting lists because they haven’t been able to get the treatments they want, partly because of cuts made to the NHS in Wales by the politicians in Cardiff.”
Increased spending on the NHS in England had resulted in extra money for the Welsh government, under a funding formula, Mr Cameron said.
“The Welsh politicians have made a conscious decision not to use that money for defending the funding of the NHS in Wales… they’ve decided to spend it elsewhere.”

“I am proud of the steps which we have taken which will strengthen the education system in Wales from schools through to higher education, including our new literacy and numeracy framework, the School Standards Act, the creation of a smaller number of stronger higher education institutions and our new HE policy, the Welsh Language strategy and the steps we are taking to establish Qualification Wales as the core of a modern qualifications system for Wales.”

Ed Miliband has highlighted the Welsh government’s Jobs Growth Wales programme during his visit to Nantgarw near Caerphilly. After a joint meeting of the Shadow cabinet and the Welsh cabinet, the Labour leader will address staff at the GE Aviation aircraft engine plant.
The scheme shows a Labour government delivering for young people right across Wales by helping them onto long-term careers so they can play their part in society. A future Labour Government in Westminster will ensure that those who don’t have the skills they need will be in training not on benefits, and will guarantee paid starter jobs for young people who have been out of work for a year. Jobs Growth Wales is an excellent example of how we can ensure young people are at work and in training.

I blame the parents in Wales for not standing up to the Welsh Language Enforcement Act. Compromising our children’s education and future is a form of abuse that any caring parent should be up in arms against.

“Gareth Davies, Welsh language officer at the health board, said: “Staff on this ward had Welsh language awareness training and stickers were provided to be placed on patients notes which identified them as being Welsh speakers”.

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